Firms root for slice of regional projects

Britam Asset Managers Chief Executive Kenneth Kaniu (centre), investment analyst Kelvin Mutahi (left) and senior analyst Brian Chege during the firm's second quarterly media briefing in Nairobi yesterday. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

East African governments have been urged to streamline Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) laws to meet the region’s huge infrastructure budget deficit.

According to Britam Asset Managers Chief Executive Kenneth Kaniu, East Africa needs over $100 billion (Sh10.3 trillion) to fund infrastructure projects in the next four years and traditional sources of funding will not be enough.